Arugula Salad with Brown Butter Dressing and Toasted Pine Nuts

INGREDIENTS

4 Tablespoons Grass-fed Butter

1 Teaspoon Stone Ground Mustard

1 Tablespoon Balsamic Vinegar

8 Drops Liquid Monk Fruit Sweetener

½ Teaspoon Minced Garlic

5oz Container of Arugula

¾ Cup Grape Tomatoes Sliced

¼ Cup Red Onion Sliced

¼ Cup Pine Nuts Toasted

ASSEMBLY

1. In a small sauce pan over medium heat melt butter. 
2. Whisk the melted butter until it becomes light brown, about 2 minutes. 
3. Remove from heat and cool. Once cool, slowly whisk together mustard, balsamic, monk fruit, and garlic. 
4. In a large salad bowl add arugula, tomatoes, red onion, and salad dressing.
5. Coat salad with the dressing and top with pine nuts. 
6. Serve.

SERVES 4

HEALTH BENEFITS

Balsamic Vinegar:  Contains antioxidants that help repair damage caused by free radicals.  Balsamic vinegar contains polyphenols which protects the body from heart disease and cancer.

Grass-fed Butter:  Has a prominent level of butyric acid, which decreases inflammation.  One of the specific ways it has been proven to decrease inflammation is in the intestines of people with Crohn’s disease.  Also, a reliable source of medium-chain triglycerides which have been shown to suppress the appetite, a bonus for those who are trying to lose weight!

Monk Fruit Sweetener:  Is an extract derived from dried monk fruit that is up to 250 times sweeter than table sugar, has zero calories and carbs and does not raise blood glucose levels.

Garlic:  Can reduce high blood pressure, and it also contains antioxidants.  Top food for gut health – it contains prebiotic fiber, plus it’s antiviral and antifungal. 

Pine-nuts: Great for weight management. Pine-nuts contain pinoleic acid that stimulate the intestines to produce CCK which signals the brain to turn off the “Hungry Mode”.